The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 1907
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
9:50 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -198
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.40° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.15° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.